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20 Sep 21
The decision to rebrand the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has been criticised by the sector, with one expert calling it a misstep.
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15 Sep 21
Michael Gove has replaced Robert Jenrick as local government secretary, following Boris Johnson’s second cabinet reshuffle.
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23 Aug 21
Councils in England will be required to provide more information on reserve levels to the government, in a bid to improve Whitehall's understanding of financial risks.
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17 Aug 21
The government will compensate English and Welsh councils as it proposes moving responsibility for collecting more than £300m of business rates tax to the Treasury.
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29 Jul 21
A government decision to allocate additional local audit funding this year as a proportion of current costs is sensible, a specialist told PF.
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29 Jul 21
The government has raised the prospect of statutory borrowing caps for local authorities to prevent excess risk in capital spending.
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28 May 21
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is recruiting economists and finance officers to work in its second headquarters – revealed today to be opening in Wolverhampton.
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19 Mar 21
Councils will be allowed to hold Right to Buy receipts for five years before investing them under new government plans.
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19 Mar 21
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is turning its spotlight on local health bodies as part of its fundamental review of local government audit.
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11 Mar 21
Councils’ net spending was 11% higher in the nine months to December than the same period last year, according to data compiled by the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government.
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11 Feb 21
Three more authorities have been granted capitalisation directions, joining Eastbourne Borough Council.
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22 Oct 20
Councils in England are set to receive £100m to help keep local authority run leisure centres open through the winter.
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12 Oct 20
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has invited councils in Somerset, North Yorkshire and Cumbria to submit proposals for unitary authorities.
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14 Sep 20
Local-authority-to-local-authority borrowing continues to rise, as short-term borrowing rates dropped to 0% last week, according to local government treasury advisors Arlingclose.
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9 Sep 20
Simon Clarke, the minister for regional growth and local government, has resigned from the government for personal reasons.
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6 Aug 20
Proposed planning reforms announced today could raise more money for affordable homes and infrastructure by replacing the current system of developer contributions, according to the government.
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22 Jul 20
Central government has failed to give local authorities enough clarity over long-term funding during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee.
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3 Jul 20
Council investment in land and buildings has dropped for the first time since 2011-12, according to data from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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2 Jul 20
£500m additional Covid-19-related funding from central government is not enough to prevent cuts to local authority budgets, according to the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities.
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23 Jun 20
Virtual working and the reallocation of workers to new roles has given Durham County Council’s staff a better understanding of how their council operates, according to John Hewitt, corporate director...
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19 Jun 20
The removal of dangerous cladding from buildings in the wake of the Grenfell disaster has slowed due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the National...
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18 Jun 20
Luton Council has warned of “severe cuts” to a number of key frontline services, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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11 Jun 20
CIPFA has proposed a modification to its guidance for councils under budgetary pressure due to Covid-19, to give them the time and space to explore alternatives to freezing spending via section 114...
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29 May 20
Local authorities could need an extra £6bn to cover the costs of coping with the coronavirus pandemic this financial year, according to analysis from the Local Government Association.
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27 May 20
The government has pledged to provide 6,000 supported homes in a bid to “end rough sleeping for good”.